Killing is by no means a man's game in Missouri Bonnie Parker has been romanticized in print and on screen since the early 1930s, when she and gangster boyfriend Clyde Barrow robbed banks and left bodies in their wake. She's undoubtedly the most infamous murderous woman in Missouri history—although it's uncertain whether she killed anyone with her own hand—but she's in a crowded field of Show Me State female killers. The other women may not be etched in the public consciousness, but that makes them no less intriguing. They killed not in public with automatic rifles but in private, intimate situations with knives, pistols, and poison. Theirs are the stories of women scorned, of jealousy and love triangles, of abuse and self-defense. Join award-winning author Larry Wood as he chronicles these fascinating tales.

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Wood, Larry

Larry Wood is a retired public schoolteacher and a freelance writer specializing in the history of the Ozarks and surrounding regions. He is the author of twenty-five books, including nine titles previously published by The History Press. His articles and short stories have appeared in numerous national and regional publications, ranging from Wild West Magazine to the Missouri Historical Review . Wood maintains a blog on regional history at www.ozarks-history.blogspot.com.